The Muslim Housewife

A few days ago I got a call from my father.  I become a little kid when the caller ID shows Daddy Anwarullah.  Being so far away from him makes me look forward to any chance I can get to speak to him. I get to hear how he’s been doing and since most of [...]

My husband and I finally got a chance to go on a date while my in laws were here during the holiday season.  To make in easy on my mother in law we decided to wake up super early one morning to have breakfast at Panera. It’s funny how parents make plans to do something [...]

Growing up I had read in the Quran and in various hadith the importance of upholding the ties of kinship.  Reading this for the first time when I was a young adult I wondered why it was given so much importance and why it was repeated several times in the Quran and in various hadith.  [...]